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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury charged with detecting and combatting illegal activity within the financial system. FinCEN detects evidence of... more +
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury charged with detecting and combatting illegal activity within the financial system. FinCEN detects evidence of money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes by collecting, monitoring, and analyzing financial transaction data. Such data is disseminated to both domestic and international law enforcement agencies. less -
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FATF updates its grey list to add Algeria, Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, and Lebanon and remove Senegal

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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has updated its ‘grey list’ of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, removing Senegal and adding Algeria, Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, and Lebanon. The intergovernmental organization made...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

The Corporate Transparency Act: End of Year Deadlines are Approaching - Why Compliance Is Crucial for Business Owners

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), the federal initiative to limit money laundering, tax evasion, and other illicit activities, took effect on Jan. 1, 2024. The CTA requires many businesses and their owners to register...more

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A Preview of SEC, CFTC, AML, Sanctions and CFIUS Enforcement Priorities Under the Second Trump Administration

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As the incoming Trump administration prepares to take office, businesses and investors can expect significant shifts in the enforcement priorities of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures...more

Akerman LLP

FinCEN Extends Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Deadlines for Hurricane Victims

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced as of October 29, 2024, a six-month extension for certain businesses affected by recent hurricanes to submit their beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

The Corporate Transparency Act: January 1, 2025 Deadline Approaching Fast

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The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) took effect in the United States on January 1, 2024, resulting in significant new beneficial ownership reporting requirements. These requirements have a sweeping effect, as many...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Are Public Companies Required to Comply with the U.S. Corporate Transparency Act?

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As we have previously reported on January 1, 2024, the new Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements under the U.S. Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) came into effect. These reporting obligations require...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

TD Bank gets $1.3 Billion Penalty from FinCEN

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On 10/10/24, FinCEN assessed a record $1.3 billion penalty against TD Bank for BSA violations. This unprecedented penalty should function as a cautionary message and a warning to all financial institutions. All financial...more

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FinCEN Releases Final Anti-Money Laundering Rule for Investment Advisers

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On August 28, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule establishing anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) compliance obligations for US Securities and Exchange...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Deadline Approaches: FinCEN’s Rules for Beneficial Ownership Reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act

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The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) requires a range of entities, primarily smaller, otherwise unregulated companies, to file a report with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

FinCEN Announces Relief Plans for Qualified Victims Impacted by Recent Hurricanes

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently announced plans to provide relief to victims of recent hurricanes and natural disasters, including Hurricane Helene. FinCEN is providing an additional six months to...more

Troutman Pepper

FinCEN Updates FAQs on Beneficial Information Reporting Requirements

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On October 3, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published updated guidance in the form of 25 new and revised frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting...more

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FinCEN Beneficial Ownership Reports Due Before the End of the Year

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Under new rules that went into effect in 2024, certain business entities are now required to file Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) Reports with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) of the U.S....more

Wiley Rein LLP

Last Call: The Corporate Transparency Act Filing Deadline is Looming

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With less than three months to go until the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) January 1, 2025 filing deadline, business entities formed or registered to do business in the United States before January 1, 2024 must assess (if...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FinCEN Issues Consent Order Against Card Club for “Fundamentally Unsound” AML Program

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has entered into a Consent Order with the Sahara Dunes Casino, doing business as the Lake Elsinore Hotel and Casino (“Lake Elsinore”).  The Consent Order describes Lake...more

Lathrop GPM

Six-Step Quick Guide to the Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) Reporting Rules of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”)

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In September 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued the final beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) reporting rules (the “BOI Reporting Rules”) of the Corporate...more

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Get Ready for the CTA—The Deadline is Fast Approaching!

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Over 30 million companies now have less than 70 days to file their initial reports under the new federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).  Here is the bottom line and why it matters. ...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FinCEN’s October 2024 Beneficial Ownership Information FAQ Update

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On October 3, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued new guidance concerning the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) by updating and expanding on the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting...more

Adams and Reese LLP

CTA Deadline is Fast Approaching: Is Your Business Ready to Report Ownership Information by Jan. 1, 2025?

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Halloween is next week, the Presidential Election is in two weeks, the Thanksgiving turkey will be in the oven in about a month, and Santa Claus is coming down the chimney in two months....more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

The U.S. Corporate Transparency Act - Filing Deadline Approaching

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BBK recently released a two-part series discussing the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) – new legislation enacted by Congress in January 2021, as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020....more

K2 Integrity

Implementing FinCEN Final Rule Imposing Anti-Money Laundering Requirements On Investment Advisers

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On 28 August 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued its Final Rulemaking to include certain investment advisers in the definition of a “financial institution” under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). The...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Are You Ready to Submit Your Corporate Transparency Act Reports by Year End?

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Under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), the deadline for “reporting companies” to file their initial beneficial ownership information (BOI) report with FinCEN is just weeks away. If you are responsible for a reporting...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Bank Policy Institute Critiques Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Modernize AML/CFT Programs

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The Bank Policy Institute (“BPI”) has issued its comment on the Federal Functional Regulators’ (the OCC, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the FDIC, and the National Credit Union Administration) notice of...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

TD Bank: Part 5- The Reckoning

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Today, I want to review the OCC Consent Order to see the bank’s requirements. This is separate from the DOJ requirements under the Bank’s Plea Agreement(s) and the FinCEN Consent. Further, the DOJ and OCC have mandated...more

The Volkov Law Group

TD Bank’s Rotten Corporate Culture — From its Store-Level Operations to its Board’s Audit Committee (Part IV of IV)

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TD Banks’ complete compliance disaster was reflected in every aspect of TD Bank’s business and compliance operations. It is not surprising that TD Bank’s deficient BSA and AML compliance program was known by its Board of...more

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

FinCEN Issues Final Rule: Implications for Real Estate Money Laundering

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau within the United States Department of Treasury, has issued a new investment advisor rule to protect residential real estate from illicit finance, such as money...more

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